Trump wants Greenland?

It's obviously to keep China away as their interest was blocked.

Trump would be the lesser of the two evils.

No not megalomania in this case, there is no way that the US would want a potential adversary controlling Greenland any more than we would want it. The natural resources are massive as are the territorial waters, China is causing enough problems in the South China Sea we don’t need them in the Atlantic

How can Greenland be for sale?!

To Trump, everything is for sale.

Translation of extract from DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation):

Quote: Danish politicians choked on their coffee this morning when they read that Donal Trump has instructed lawyers and advisers to investigate if the USA can buy Greenland.

It's a bad joke was the reaction from the Danes. We have had talks with the USA about security in the Arctic region but to even suggest that Greenland is for sale is peposterous. End quote.

Exactly Jane10

The US is just as sensitive to security in its own backyard as Russia, remember Cuba not an exact comparison with Ukraine but near enough. At the end of the day little Denmark is not going to disadvantage the US - not that they would want to

The days of empires buying and selling territory, complete with inhabitants has long gone. Someone should tell France.

Perhaps we could sell Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland and end the problem of the back stop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They would ask for a dowry to take it!!!!!!!!!!!

Greenland is not for sale; it is no longer a Danish colony, but part of the Danish rigsfælleskab - a word that is impossible to translate into one English word. It means that the two countries are close, Greenland has home rule, but receives help from Denmark, and the Danish Royal Family still visit Greenland.

The Yanks pulled a similar stunt years ago, demanding a U.S. Air Base at Thule on Greenland, which they got, much to the Greenlanders dismay. However, legally, selling or buying a whole country is a completely different matter, and not very likely to happen.

Davidhs, many Danes are sick and tired of the USA and I very much doubt that Greenland is prepared to sell themselves either.

.....and he's going to get the Mexicans to pay to build some walls around the few urban settlements to keep the polar bears out!

I do hope you're right, grandtante.
You never know with Trump.
After all, his mother was from one of the islands off the west of Scotland.

I read a comment on Twitter which suggested that Trump should first find Greenland on a map.

BeeWitch ?

Greenland - and England too (well the UK)

So there you are------oil and gas !! Galore.

military strategy too?

Beewitch well, if someone tells him it's somewhere to the left of Scotland, right of his neighbour Canada
Does he want to build a golf course there?

Oh dear why should we sell NI to the republic? We should just give it back it was never "ours" to start with .Delusions of "empire"??

Oh dear.... Monica and paddyann But I don't want to be sold or given to the Republic of Ireland.

Someone must have told him that Greenland is an island, so he thinks it will be just right for a nice little golf course with a luxury hotel and a few gated executive holiday homes with helipads, for US tycoons to fly in for a couple of days relaxation in the tropical green paradise.

Elegran

He'd better hurry up before the Mexicans get there.

Two minds, one thought, Elegran!

Someone said 'Green Land' and he thought 'Golf Green'

I think M0nica's remark was not meant as a serious comment, Coolgran.

Nothing to do with Empire Paddyann, but everything to do with NI insisting on staying part of the UK when Ireland became dependant in c1922! If you don't believe me try googling it or better still a history of Ireland will do! As for giving it back!!!! (a I doubt very much that they'd want to go, and (b I doubt very much that Eire would want them!!!